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spiritespirit

A final e dropped: selfe → self, beene → been, hee → he.

Puritas changed it
16,646 times in 625 works
Consistency
99.9% (16,646 of 16,655)
Reach if approved
~17,500 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: spirit
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
16,655 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (16,646 changes in 625 works, 99.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 16,646)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … that is, in the fleſh they ſhal be tormented by fire, and in the SpiriteSpirit by the worme of conſcience.
    With rule
    … that is, in the fleſh they ſhal be tormented by fire, and in the SpiriteSpirit by the worme of conſcience.

    Henry Greenwood · Tormenting Tophet · p. 57 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … ſayeth, Doctrine must be tried by fire, that is, the euidence of the worde ſpiritespirit tryinge doctrine as fire doth metalls. So Chriſt is ſaid to baptiſe with fier …
    With rule
    … ſayeth, Doctrine must be tried by fire, that is, the euidence of the worde ſpiritespirit tryinge doctrine as fire doth metalls. So Chriſt is ſaid to baptiſe with fier …

    Dudley Fenner · The Arts of Logic and Rhetoric · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … this cauſe, that in the deſcription of the forme of our iuſtification, that the ſpiritespirit of God vſeth this phraſe, to wit, That to him that beleeveth: his faith …
    With rule
    … this cauſe, that in the deſcription of the forme of our iuſtification, that the ſpiritespirit of God vſeth this phraſe, to wit, That to him that beleeveth: his faith …

    John Forbes · The Doctrine of Justification · p. 171 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … angel or spiritespirit, whe ther you wyll haue it to come of an euyll spiritespirit, or of neyther, the choyce at this …yme (O Astrologians) shalbe yours. In the …
    With rule
    … angel or spiritespirit, whe ther you wyll haue it to come of an euyll spiritespirit, or of neyther, the choyce at this …yme (O Astrologians) shalbe yours. In the …

    William Fulke · Anti-Prognostication · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … flesh of Christ, & the flesh of men, cannot be made (saith he) by faith, spiritespirit, and vnderstanding. As man and wife cannot become one flesh by consent of mariage …
    With rule
    … flesh of Christ, & the flesh of men, cannot be made (saith he) by faith, spiritespirit, and vnderstanding. As man and wife cannot become one flesh by consent of mariage …

    William Fulke · Rejoinder to Bristows Reply · p. 478 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … weigh the words themselues a little. Whosoeuer man or woman shall haue a familiar spiritespirit, or shall be a Wisard, let them die the death; their bloud be vpon …
    With rule
    … weigh the words themselues a little. Whosoeuer man or woman shall haue a familiar spiritespirit, or shall be a Wisard, let them die the death; their bloud be vpon …

    Thomas Gataker · Nature and Use of Lots · p. 322 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … ſhewe it by thy workes: becauſe faith is an holy thing, wrought by Gods ſpiritespirit, and a lyuely and mightie thing, therefore it cannot be without holy & good actions …
    With rule
    … ſhewe it by thy workes: becauſe faith is an holy thing, wrought by Gods ſpiritespirit, and a lyuely and mightie thing, therefore it cannot be without holy & good actions …

    George Gifford · A Godly Zealous and Profitable Sermon Upon James 2 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … thus boaſt? We knowe as well as the Preacher can tell vs. Is the ſpiritespirit of God departed from vs to ſpeake with him? As was ſayde to Micha …
    With rule
    … thus boaſt? We knowe as well as the Preacher can tell vs. Is the ſpiritespirit of God departed from vs to ſpeake with him? As was ſayde to Micha …

    Anthony Gilby · Of Election and Reprobation · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (9)

9 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Christ Jesus Triumphant A01118

  • Printed
    … than all treasure, the Repressing of immoderat Affectiōs, diuerses signes, and Tokens of GODS SPIRITESPIRIT, the Light of Reason like vnto the Sunne, whose excaédyng bright beames shyne through …
    With rule
    … than all treasure, the Repressing of immoderat Affectiōs, diuerses signes, and Tokens of GODS SPIRITESPIRIT, the Light of Reason like vnto the Sunne, whose excaédyng bright beames shyne through …

    John Foxe · Christ Jesus Triumphant · p. 10 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … doe this. I will tell theé: and our Lord JESUS CHRIST geue theé his SPIRITESPIRIT of all comfort, and consolation, Amen. Tho Uhearest, and remembrest, that JESUS CHRIST the …
    With rule
    … doe this. I will tell theé: and our Lord JESUS CHRIST geue theé his SPIRITESPIRIT of all comfort, and consolation, Amen. Tho Uhearest, and remembrest, that JESUS CHRIST the …

    John Foxe · Christ Jesus Triumphant · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … higher then Heauen. Finally there proceédeth herehence euerlasting comfort, and ioy in GODS HOLY SPIRITESPIRIT, which the holy Prophetes prophesied that he should light and come vpon them, who …
    With rule
    … higher then Heauen. Finally there proceédeth herehence euerlasting comfort, and ioy in GODS HOLY SPIRITESPIRIT, which the holy Prophetes prophesied that he should light and come vpon them, who …

    John Foxe · Christ Jesus Triumphant · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … make more accompt of this worldly Mā mon? or if he send not his SPIRITESPIRIT of all comfort and cōsolation to cheare our harts, who do more reioyce at …
    With rule
    … make more accompt of this worldly Mā mon? or if he send not his SPIRITESPIRIT of all comfort and cōsolation to cheare our harts, who do more reioyce at …

    John Foxe · Christ Jesus Triumphant · Open in the reader

The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ A11012

  • Printed
    … were none other argument to tell vs, that this Booke is dyted by the SPIRITESPIRIT of GOD, and that it is the worde of GOD, this ſingleneſſe of vvryting …
    With rule
    … were none other argument to tell vs, that this Booke is dyted by the SPIRITESPIRIT of GOD, and that it is the worde of GOD, this ſingleneſſe of vvryting …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 315 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … in moſte miſerie: And alas, it appeares, that the beſt of vs hath that SPIRITESPIRIT but ſoberlie, and not in that meaſure that wee ſhoulde haue. And if wee …
    With rule
    … in moſte miſerie: And alas, it appeares, that the beſt of vs hath that SPIRITESPIRIT but ſoberlie, and not in that meaſure that wee ſhoulde haue. And if wee …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 352 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … Hee must bee CHRIST. It is a vvonder of them, vvho haue gotten GODS SPIRITESPIRIT, howe they vvill diſcerne of GODS SPIRITESPIRIT in others: And manie are beguiled for …
    With rule
    … Hee must bee CHRIST. It is a vvonder of them, vvho haue gotten GODS SPIRITESPIRIT, howe they vvill diſcerne of GODS SPIRITESPIRIT in others: And manie are beguiled for …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 385 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … vvonder of them, vvho haue gotten GODS SPIRITESPIRIT, howe they vvill diſcerne of GODS SPIRITESPIRIT in others: And manie are beguiled for fault of this SPIRITESPIRIT. There is verie …
    With rule
    … vvonder of them, vvho haue gotten GODS SPIRITESPIRIT, howe they vvill diſcerne of GODS SPIRITESPIRIT in others: And manie are beguiled for fault of this SPIRITESPIRIT. There is verie …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 385 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … diſcerne of GODS SPIRITESPIRIT in others: And manie are beguiled for fault of this SPIRITESPIRIT. There is verie much ſpoken of our feeling at the PREACHING: And vvhat ſerues …
    With rule
    … diſcerne of GODS SPIRITESPIRIT in others: And manie are beguiled for fault of this SPIRITESPIRIT. There is verie much ſpoken of our feeling at the PREACHING: And vvhat ſerues …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 385 · Open in the reader